Auckland on Water Boat Show
Well another wet and sometimes cold boat show this year, but it was wonderful to be back in front of the restaurants and hustle and bustle of the viaduct area.
Of great excitement was the sale of the Salthouse Corsair 44E we had on display within an hour of the show opening, but beyond that the level of serious enquiry and feedback was unprecedented.
I do often complain about the time of year the boat show is held due to the rain we always get and wind, but mostly this has become a bonus for us to show our all-weather ability and how the surrounding imports with European influence all had wet cockpit squabs and little sun protection.
Clearly, the local buyers are starting to realise that we have the correct concept for the local conditions with even the last couple aboard before the show ended confirming this was the boat for them.
With the wind and the choppy viaduct, we also had many comments on how loud some of the other vessels had been for sleeping and of course, the silent feature of the Corsair could be easily demonstrated.
International interest:
While we were having a great show in NZ the Annapolis boat show was underway with the M44 sold after last season back on display.